Billionaire’s 240-foot superyacht with underwater lounge wins four prestigious design awards
Elandess, owned by Lloyd Dorfman, the founder of Travelex, was recognised at Boat International Design & Innovation Awards
Elandess is the superyacht that has caught the eye in 2019.
The 244-foot (68-metre) yacht won four awards at January's Boat International Design & Innovation Awards, held in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy.
For its class size category, Elandess won best exterior styling, best interior design, best general arrangement and deck design, and best lifestyle feature design.
Abeking & Rasmussen, a prestigious German shipyard, was contracted to carry out the naval architecture and building.
Interior and exterior styling and design work on the boat was done by Harrison Eidsgaard.
Elandess is owned by billionaire Lloyd Dorfman, the founder of currency exchange company Travelex, who has a net worth of about US$1.2 billion.
Elandess’ sub-waterline Neptune Lounge provides spectacular views of life above and below the waterline
Dorfman commissioned the work from scratch with Abeking & Rasmussen. This is his third yacht, and his second with Abeking & Rasmussen.
This superyacht replaces the previous Elandess – now called Elypsian – which was sold for US$55 million. Alongside his yachts, Dorfman also owns a US$60 million jet.